I spoke to my importer and they told me its under warranty if i send it back to Japan but i have to revert it back to standard..
He has already sent another GT-R back last month with a electrical issues and it was resolved by Nissan..
His source in Japan said faults been hushed by Nissan Japan so it does not affect global sales.

So.. I suppose i have no choice.. Its either send it back,wait a few months and it costs me $0 or bite the bullet and buy the box for 15k and get it sorted within weeks..

I am going to demand a free reverse camera and a free service at a HPC..

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'R35_395' date='Jul 10 2008, 12:55 AM' post='335111'
Update..

Ben GTC put me on to a guy who was going to come out to Thailand from Japan and diagnose the problem..

I just got the email that confirmed it is in fact BLOWN..
He explained to Nissan about the 1st, 3rd, 5th changes and they are aware of the some early vins cars having this problem and they are willing to fix it for FREE even though i took it out of Japan..

Good news... They will fix it for free Thank god!!!
Bad news.. Back on a boat and god knows how long it will be gone..

So... there it is..
Not a software problem, Its a major hardware problem that Nissan knew of and tried to hush it..

I am happy that they will replace it but it could be gone for months.

As testrage stated... SHIT HAPPENS

I appreciate the help Ben...

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First;900411Mines coming in next week and its 293x. Would it be a defective car as well? I hope not. Could anyone confirm this? I had a chance to test drove it at another continent ports before shipment and hasn't notice anything on that day. Just a very annoying check "!" light whenever I leave either of the door open while the car is started.

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mattbnz;876890I have a grey import GTR that has a gearbox fault showing on the dash, the car has gone into limp mode, Nissan NZ will not plug the consult III into it, is there another way to view the fault codes?, We are looking at getting a service computer from Japan to sort out some of the issues these cars are coming up with here in NZ as the local agents have been told not to touch them. Will any other service computer work on them?

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'R35_395' date='Jul 4 2008, 12:26 AM' post='333926'
Hi Guys..

All this talk of the gearbox being weak is fucking justified

I took off from the lights in 1st and changed to 2nd gear around 5,500 rpm and the usual "clunk" and then it just revved out..
Then the car threw some warnings and it just limps in 1st now.. If i try to take off in 2nd... nothing,just like neutral..

So now i know i am screwed, I am going to buy a new box and sell this piece of shit...
I am in shock, i only got the car back to Phuket today and drove it for about 30 mins in moderate traffic..

You people, jesus christ. Why would you modify a car like that? It's already really powerful and has great suspension. It's not a fucking Honda Civic.

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Gee, I don't know. Why do we 'mod' anything? Why don't we all just buy fucking Veyrons instead of Buicks, Toyotas, and Fords? Oh wait...we 'mod' because there is ALWAYS room for improvement, in ANY production car.

You're right, the GT-R is already powerful. Almost powerful enough to catch the RWD pushrod-powered Chevy supercar. Room for improvement...

Gee, I don't know. Why do we 'mod' anything? Why don't we all just buy fucking Veyrons instead of Buicks, Toyotas, and Fords? Oh wait...we 'mod' because there is ALWAYS room for improvement, in ANY production car.

You're right, the GT-R is already powerful. Almost powerful enough to catch the RWD pushrod-powered Chevy supercar. Room for improvement...

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Like you're really gonna run into a Z06/ZR1 on public roads, and you're both gonna go at it top speed / full throttle. You better mod your GTR just in case you need to beat that vette.

Like you're really gonna run into a Z06/ZR1 on public roads, and you're both gonna go at it top speed / full throttle. You better mod your GTR just in case you need to beat that vette.

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Yes, because once cars are bought by enthusiasts, they never see a track, ever.
My point was, people mod cars because they feel they can get more out of them. Every production car has compromises; power for driveability, weight added/handling softened for comfort, compliance with emissions, MPG, etc.

So, we mod; be it a Camaro, 'Stang, Lambo, whatever. The GT-R vs ZR1 example was just a sarcastic jab at Nissan sacriders, but you can just insert any make/model for comparison.

Honda had shitloads of automatic transmission problems in the V6 Accords, TLs and CLs and it went on for about 3-4 years. Still, given the intended use of the GTR, you'd think Nissan would have way overbuilt the transmissions.

Don't give me that shit. It's a great car to start with; it doesn't need mods to make it better. You can make it better if you want, but with the GTR you're actually getting the performance you paid for, so you can't expect to just "discover" 50 extra horsepower hiding behind a restrictor or an overly-cautious engine program.

How about if we don't evaluate every single car under the sun according to the same criteria we use to evaluate $20,000 pocket rockets? The same considerations just don't apply across the board like that.

Gee, I don't know. Why do we 'mod' anything? Why don't we all just buy fucking Veyrons instead of Buicks, Toyotas, and Fords? Oh wait...we 'mod' because there is ALWAYS room for improvement, in ANY production car.

You're right, the GT-R is already powerful. Almost powerful enough to catch the RWD pushrod-powered Chevy supercar. Room for improvement...

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No, there isn't always room for improvement. Carmakers have figured out that some people want cars that are pushed to the very limit of their mechanical capabilities, and so they produce cars like the GTR. They already did all the hard work for you, that's why it costs so goddamned much.

No, there isn't always room for improvement. Carmakers have figured out that some people want cars that are pushed to the very limit of their mechanical capabilities, and so they produce cars like the GTR. They already did all the hard work for you, that's why it costs so goddamned much.

No, there isn't always room for improvement. Carmakers have figured out that some people want cars that are pushed to the very limit of their mechanical capabilities, and so they produce cars like the GTR. They already did all the hard work for you, that's why it costs so goddamned much.

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The Gallardo is > any Nissan. Have you seen the thread on Allanlambo's machine? Hell, there are tuner McLarens out there.

No, there isn't always room for improvement. Carmakers have figured out that some people want cars that are pushed to the very limit of their mechanical capabilities, and so they produce cars like the GTR. They already did all the hard work for you, that's why it costs so goddamned much.

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Shitloads of room for improvement in the Z06, have a customer who laid down 562 hp on the rollers with headers, extrude honed intake, cold air intake, Corsa exhaust w/crossover and a couple dyno tunes. Still has the stock cam.